The Galactic Palate
French technique meets the Pacific

Cooking at the crossroads.

Steven Russell trained in Hawaii during the 1970s, when French technique first met Asian and Pacific flavors, the same wave that shaped Hawaii Regional Cuisine. Now booking guest-chef Sunday brunches this winter.

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Real dishes, freshly reshot, with full ingredients and steps as they get added.

Grazing Charcuterie Board American

Grazing Charcuterie Board

A grazing board built for a crowd, cured salami, a wedge of sharp cheese, marinated mozzarella skewers, olives, fruit, and something to pile it all on.

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Chicken Piccata with Mushrooms and Artichoke Hearts Italian

Chicken Piccata with Mushrooms and Artichoke Hearts

Pounded chicken cutlets in a lemon and caper butter sauce, loaded with mushrooms and artichoke hearts, finished with parsley.

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Fried Whole Red Snapper Seafood

Fried Whole Red Snapper

A whole red snapper, scored and fried until the skin crackles and the flesh stays sweet and moist, finished with lemon and fresh herbs.

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Karaage Fried Chicken with Banchan Korean

Karaage Fried Chicken with Banchan

Chicken marinated in soy, ginger, and garlic, dredged in potato starch and fried twice until shatteringly crisp, set out with a spread of banchan.

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Deconstructed Caprese with Bruschetta Italian

Deconstructed Caprese with Assorted Bruschetta

A caprese pulled apart across a board, torn mozzarella and basil at the center, a run of bruschetta around it in three or four toppings.

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German Cheesecake German

German Cheesecake, Kasekuchen

A German-style baked cheesecake, lighter and less sweet than the New York kind, set on a tender pastry base and finished with cinnamon cream.

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Extreme Avocado Toast American

Extreme Avocado Toast

Thick sourdough under smashed avocado, crisp bacon, and a soft fried egg with a yolk that runs the moment you cut in.

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Twin Smoked Pork Shoulder American

Twin Smoked Pork Shoulder

Two pork shoulders go low and slow over wood smoke until the bark turns deep and lacquered and the meat pulls apart with a fork.

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Hawaiian

Loco Moco

Loco moco was invented in Hilo in 1949, a cheap, filling plate for hungry teenagers: rice, a hamburger patty, an egg, and gravy. It has been Hawaii comfort food ever since, and it earns a place at a Sunday brunch. The trick is to take each part seriously. A hard sear on the patty builds […]

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Coming soon to the menu
Fresh from the kitchen

Eight new dishes, just added

Steven's latest are live now, each with the full recipe: smoked pork shoulder, fried whole snapper, karaage with banchan, chicken piccata, a grazing charcuterie board, and more.

Twin Smoked Pork Shoulder Fried Whole Red Snapper Karaage with Banchan Chicken Piccata Grazing Charcuterie Board
Who's cooking

About Steven

Steven Russell came of age as a chef during one of the most exciting periods in Hawaii's culinary history: the 1970s, when French technique, Asian flavors, and the diverse food traditions of the islands were beginning to come together in ways that would eventually influence modern American cuisine.

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Steven Russell
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Have Steven cook for your table

Guest-chef Sunday brunch slots open this winter. Private dinners and consulting also available.

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